The FAO-EU FLEGT Programme is now accepting Concept notes from government institutions, civil society and private sector organizations in countries engaged in VPAs with the EU. Grants up to USD 110 000 are channeled through the Programme to support ongoing VPA processes in targeted countries.

The EU timber regulation (EUTR), the EU’s illegal logging law, has been in place for five years. This law aims to prevent illegal timber from entering the EU market and requires companies to check the risk of illegal timber products in their supply chains.

New regulations enacted by Ghana on 3 November 2017 address entrenched forest governance challenges and are an important milestone on the road to the full implementation of the country’s Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) with the European Union (EU).

FSC is offering a free course that takes you through the what, how and why of the FSC controlled wood standard. FSC's controlled wood requirements are used (estimation by FSC) covering a market volume of 110 billion USD per year.